Mr. Sicky

It's been a while since we have posted so I thought I would fill everyone in on what is happening with our little Mr. Sicky! We are making it through Brayden's first cold...and boy oh boy....it is exhausting for all of us. So, it started out last Monday...he got the runny nose...and had a slight temperature....however he was still sleeping well. Well on Thursday night, he was covered head to toe with a rash and his eye was sealed shut with goop---yuck! So of course, being a worry-some mom, I took him to the doctor right away Friday morning. The doctor assured me it was just a virus...thats what was causing the congestion, runny nose and rash...and then he proceeded to tell me that Brayden had pink eye---UGHHH! But other than that...no fever...so he sent us on our way with some eye drops and since his tummy had been off we switched him to soy formula.

So...off to southern Illinois we went for his Baptism weekend thinking---a little cold he will be better fast. Well on Saturday night, all hell broke loose. The poor kid was so stopped up from the soy---he screamed for 12 hours straight---and I am not exaggerating! Aaron was so taken by all the crying he wanted to rush him to the ER! But, Sunday morning (even though that night there was no sleep for all 3 of us) we still had him baptized. Well, God must have been looking down and helping Brayden out during the christening, because he did not make one peep the whole time. And on our way home, he slept the whole way---at this point Aaron and I are thinking we have made it through the rough patch-----BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE!!!!

Once home, the poor boy spiked a temperature and was screaming...so off to the doctor we went again on Tuesday....to find out he still has the cold/virus...he NEVER had pink eye--thus why the eye drops were not doing a thing...all the goo was just snot shooting out from his eye (not to mention everywhere else) and now he has the dreaded ear infection!!! So, to sum it all up...Aaron and I have both been taking turns holding the poor little guy to help him sleep---because with all his congestion, coughing, and gas he screams if we put him down. So, we now sleep on the couch in intervals either holding Brayden or propping him up on a pillow. He has cried so much, that now when he tries to cry, it sounds like a weak moan. He is still dripping snot everywhere---gross I know. But yet, the doctor assured me that we were through the worst....but I am not sure if I believe that yet.

Why do kids colds last for 10-14 days....and why in the world do they tell you to use those bulb-thingies to suck all the snot out---they do not work!!!! Every day and night (actually every waking second) I just pray that this cold goes away so I can have me happy, healthy baby back!